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Iraq bombs leave at least 36 dead Iraq bombs leave at least 38 dead
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A bomb has exploded at a busy Baghdad market killing 24 people and injuring more than 35, Iraqi police say.A bomb has exploded at a busy Baghdad market killing 24 people and injuring more than 35, Iraqi police say.
Witnesses said body parts and debris were strewn across the Shurja market, a scene of frequent attacks.Witnesses said body parts and debris were strewn across the Shurja market, a scene of frequent attacks.
Just hours earlier, a blast at an army recruitment centre in the town of Hilla killed 12 people, and left 38 others injured, police said. At least two people died in a separate blast in the capital, while a bomb at an army recruitment centre in the town of Hilla killed 12 people, police said.
Hilla, the capital of the mixed Sunni and Shia province of Babel, has been frequently targeted by insurgents.Hilla, the capital of the mixed Sunni and Shia province of Babel, has been frequently targeted by insurgents.
Wednesday's blasts are the latest in a series of attacks which have killed dozens of people across Iraq since the weekend.Wednesday's blasts are the latest in a series of attacks which have killed dozens of people across Iraq since the weekend.
A roadside bomb went off at the Shurja market at around 1000 local time (0600 GMT), police said.A roadside bomb went off at the Shurja market at around 1000 local time (0600 GMT), police said.
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"There are patches of blood everywhere in the area and firefighters are fighting to quell the fire as many shops are burning," a police officer told the French news agency AFP."There are patches of blood everywhere in the area and firefighters are fighting to quell the fire as many shops are burning," a police officer told the French news agency AFP.
The blast also injured at least 38 people, according to officials.
Shurja, a teeming maze of streets and stalls, is one of Baghdad's biggest markets.Shurja, a teeming maze of streets and stalls, is one of Baghdad's biggest markets.
It has been attacked before. A blast there three weeks ago left 10 people dead.It has been attacked before. A blast there three weeks ago left 10 people dead.
Earlier on Wednesday morning at around 0800 (0400 GMT) , a crowd had gathered outside an army recruitment centre in Hilla when a bomb exploded. Also on Wednesday, a petrol station in the capital was bombed, leaving at least two people dead.
Just hours earlier, at around 0800 (0400 GMT) , a crowd had gathered outside an army recruitment centre in Hilla when a bomb exploded.
A police spokesman said it was believed the bomb was attached to a bicycle or motorcycle.A police spokesman said it was believed the bomb was attached to a bicycle or motorcycle.
Recruitment centres for the Iraqi army and police have been frequent targets for insurgents.Recruitment centres for the Iraqi army and police have been frequent targets for insurgents.
Hilla was the scene of the bloodiest single attack in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003 when about 125 people were killed by a suicide bomber in February 2005.Hilla was the scene of the bloodiest single attack in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003 when about 125 people were killed by a suicide bomber in February 2005.